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Gaggle: A Safe LMS for the K-12 Classroom

Jun 22, 2015

Launched as safe student email in 1999, the Gaggle Safe Classroom LMS now includes blogs, calendars, class pages, digital file storage, discussion boards, text notifications and much more.

Leadership

ReSchool Tests A New Framework for Learning

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 18, 2015

Denver's Donnell-Kay Foundation is sponsoring an effort to design a new education system for Colorado. They learned three lessons from pressure testing early design concepts.

EdTech

EdTech 10: When Impact Potential is Ripe

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 18, 2015

This week we released 25 Impact Opportunities in U.S. K-12 Education, a report that is exemplary of summer -- when impact potential is ripe and opportunities to make significant improvements are abundant.

Leadership

Bootstrapping a Knowledge Consulting Practice

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 15, 2015

13 strategies, best practices and tips for leaders of niche knowledge consulting practices that includes partnering with nonprofits, knowing your audience, advancing your brand, and improving your web presence and graphic standards.

EdTech

EdTech 10: High Stakes, Greater Opportunities for Impact

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 11, 2015

As the G7 summit wraps in Germany, NBA and NHL Finals continue, and students and teachers wrap the school year, this is the time of year that will set the tone for the upcoming summer months. This week’s news features high impact stories, exemplary of the importance of this time of year.

EdTech

Canvas: A Learning Management System Built for Educators

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 8, 2015

Canvas is a learning management solution that meets the specific needs of educators and students. It serves as a resource that is seamlessly integrated into one effective and efficient solution.

Leadership

25 Impact Opportunities In U.S. K-12 Education

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 6, 2015

This report outlines opportunities where organizations can participate in making significant shifts in the American education landscape, ultimately improving student outcomes.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Unabiding the Slide

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 4, 2015

This is the time of year when students are at the top of “Summer Slide.” Thankfully, for leaders in EdTech the end of the school year hasn’t slowed progress in developing new learning opportunities, platforms, and partnerships.

EdTech

Schoology: Instructional Operating System Empowers Learning

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 1, 2015

Launched as a simple free social learning platform in 2010, Schoology includes enterprise features making it easier to create engaging content, design lessons and assess student understanding.

EdTech

EdTech 10: Recentering for Students

Getting Smart Staff

May 28, 2015

This week’s news is about stepping back, reassessing, and reorganizing with results from reports, re-upping funding for schools and libraries, and award recipients to boot.

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From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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